A few of Jose's favorite directors are Edgar Wright, Quentin Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, and Pedro Almodóvar.
Jose greatly admires the actors Gael García Bernal and David Tennant among others.
Was included on the Windy City Times' 2019 '30 Under 30' List for having made "substantial contributions to the Chicagoland LGBT community in the fields of entertainment, politics, health, activism, academics, sports or other areas".